Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-23

contains: The public schools controversy, Spring.
field rifles versus magazine guns, Gov. Hill on
President Cleveland, the national labor cOnven-
ton, the German elections, telegraphic dispatches
etc. The advertisements are classified as follows:
Auction Sales, Educational Proposals, Books,
Ladies' Goods, Hotels, Housefurnishings, Pianos
and Organs. Sewing Machines, Gentlemens Goods,
Wood and Coal, Family Supplies, Professional,
Medical Financial, Attorneys, Railroads, Potomac
River Boats, Steamers Specialties, The Trades,
Dentistry, Undertakers
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., 1888, ,523; customs, S979,612.
THE PRESIDENT Has APPROVED ffty-seven
private pension bills since Monday, and has re-
turned three bills to Congress without his ap-
proval.
SECRETARY MANNING returned to washington
yesterday afternoon, and resumed his duties at
the Treasury department to-day.
THE CLASS OF 1869, graduates of the u g. naval
academy, had their annual reunion and dinner at
Welckers Monday evening, and sent a beautiful
basket OF flowers, with an anchor Of violetS to
Mrs. Porter, Wife OF Admiral Porter, who was
living at the naval academy when they graduated.
MEETING OF NEWSPAPER MEN, Mr.. Charles n.
Jones. of the Jacksonville Fla) Times Union,
and president of the National Editorial associa-
tion, is at the Ebbitt house, where a meeting of
the executive committee Of the association viii be
held tomorrow. The executive committee COM
priSeS one member from each state, and it is un-
derstood that there will be full attendance.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Paymaster Joseph Foster Or
dered to special duty at the Portsmouth, n. H.,
navy yard. Paymasters H. I. B. Harris and Chas.
w. Slamm detached from special duty at the New
York navy yard and ordered to special duty with
Capt. A. p. Cook. Commander Chas. E. Clark de-
% tached rom duty as inspector Of the 9th light
reau OF navigation and placed on waiting orders.
Chaplain TRos. A. Gill from the st. Louis and
PLACED dh on waiting orders Ensign Wm A Gi
dered to the Ranger. Ensign Lewis j. Clarke from
the Franklin and ordered to the Ranger.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC DocUMENrs.-Dr,
John G. Ames, the chief OF the document division
Of the Interior department, in his annual
report states that during the past year there
ass Were received hedv for distribution 1et749 vol
There were IS, 4O5 volumes OF the census reports
received The report states that the work of bind
behind or one entire Congress. According to law,
copy OF each document is sent toa public library
nayng more than 5000 volumes in each
and one set Is at the disposal OF each
Senator. He recommends that provision
and thus en- enable per and libraries Who wi wish to
purchase to do so. At present the government
publications after being printed are not for SALE
Nor ENTITLED TO ANOTHER BoND.-The first con-
troller has decided that the Chicago man who
swallowed 81 600 U. s. bond to prevent its being
stolen by burglars is not entitled to another bond
the law provides for the issue OF duplicate bonds
only in cases where the original has been lost or
destroyed ''withOut bad faith on the part OF the
owner" etc. The controller holds that In this
the destruction Of the bond Intentional, being
des1gnedly chewed up and swallowed through
fright. Another claim for the issue Of duplicate
bond in place OF one destroyed was submitted to
the controller to-day. The claimant represents
that while operating with some v1trol some of the
acid accidentally fell upon $500 bond practically
destroying it. A duplicate bond Will be issued in
this case, provided the claimant produces salts
factory evidence that the muttlatiOn OF the bond
was the result OF accident.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Attorney General Garland, Speaker Carlisle,
Senators stanford, Miller and Gibson, Representa-
tives Rogers, Herbert, Burrows, with Mr.. and
Mrs Dickinson and Miss Lothrop OF New York,
Preston, of Conn; Joseph Morrison, Cobb,
Dibble, FOran, Tarsney, Maybury, Seymour,
tt9 Shoots and Mr. Hodder M " 5ne %
TOOle, Bean, MahOney, with Judge Osborne, OF
Brooklyn; and FELTON,, with Evan j. Coleman, of
H. Pease, OF San Francisco; Representatfves-eect
Cothran, s. c.; Lynch, Pa, and Vance, Conn.,; E.
r. Meade, OF New York; William Il. Wood, of
Buffalo; B. F. Meyers, OF Harrisburg; E. F. Kerr,
of Bedford, Pa, and W. ]. Bacon, Of New York
Presentation. Justin Mccarthy, OF London.
euu SudS. WNIttIluScs VI bOStOIl, ". II. AT0Olu,
OF New York, John Dalzell, OF Pittsburg, and E. D.
Chamberlin, Of Boston, are at the Arlington
Rev. Robert NourSe has returned from lecture
tour In PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and
r r. LoWrey, Of Brooklyn. WillIams Wa}eT
town, d. T., Walter Cooper, of Bozeman, NJ r., and
D: B: Cooper, Of Syracuse, are at Willard's.-
commissioner OF Pensions Black, Senator Butler
and superintendent Baird OF the dead letter ofice
sentative rockwell F. g; Clarke and s. Davis Of
NayU n ~
Coombs of Boston, are at the Riggs.SMr. Argyle
Finney, formerly OF this city, now OF Philadelphia
Is az bns @ od Pan .GBen
Admiral Rhind and Engineer Wilson and H. w. j.
Telfar, OF New Wy York, are at Welcker's--
city.-ThOs p Fowler, II. B. Pierce and r. D.
Benedict OF New York, R. H. Pease 1r., OF san
Francisco, A. B. Baylis and s. v. White Of Brook
lyn, and A. Rothschild of Boston, are at Worm
leys.-Mr. Ben Tuthill, representative Of the
"Gypsy Baron" company, is at the Harris House.
Mr.. J. H. Hobson OF the American Exchange
B. Lazear Of Omaha, 3. II. Mcintyre OF San Fran
cisco, c. C. Hubbard OF Hartford. s. A. Murphy OF
Mon q Z, k John
Gen. Daniel Mcclure, Representative-elect Greer
OF Iowa, E. P. Capen OF Minneapolis, George II.
G. n. Corson, F. S. Mancill and C. Shirly Carter. of
Pennsylvania, G. NJ. Hartaway, E. j. Deitsel, of
New York. ]. B. Grouse, OF Cleveland, and Floyd
Hughes, OF Norfolk, are at the NattOnal.-J E.
Lysle, OF Ohio, A. j. Srul OF Missouri, L. b. Evans
OF Augusta, Ca, and c. j. Hadem, OF Atlanta,
Isidor Neil and j. B. McCann, OF New York, and
ropolitan.--Hon c. G. Williams, who represented
the first Wisconsin district ten years in Congress
is at Wilards. He now resides at Watertown
Dakota, and is vice president of the Dakota Loan
and Investment company.
The Jefferson Club.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AT THE FIRST RECEPTION IN
THE NEW CLUB HOUSE.
There was large assemblage Of representa-
tive public men and prominent citizens at
the jefferson Club reception last night. The
guests were coming and going from 8
o'clock until 12 O'Clock, and all the while the
rooms were crowded just up to the comfort point
This the first reception of the club which has
but recently been organized, and was given as a
house warming, gentlemen only being invited.
Their elegantly appointed club house received gen.
eral praise. The guests were received by Mr.. Still
son Hutchins, the president OF the club and the
board OF governors, MeSSrs. NJ. F. Norris, EnOch
qOtten, w. c. McIntire, Hallet kilhOIrn A A. WI.